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Definitions for Ablative
[1] (in some inflected languages) noting a case that has among its functions the indication of place from which or, as in Latin, place in which, manner, means, instrument, or agent.
[2] the ablative case.
[3] a word in that case, as Troiā in Latin Aenēas Troiā vēnit, “Aeneas came from Troy.”
[4] capable of or susceptible to ablation; tending to ablate: the ablative nose cone of a rocket.
[5] (in certain inflected languages such as Latin) denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument, manner, or place of the action described by the verb
[6] the ablative case a word or speech element in the ablative case
[7] taking away or removing ablative surgery
[8] able to disintegrate or be worn away at a very high temperature a thick layer of ablative material
Words nearby Ablative
ablactate, ablactation, ablare, ablate, ablation, ablative, ablative absolute, ablator, ablaut, ablaze, able
Origin of Ablative
2First recorded in 1560–70; ablate + -ive
Other words from Ablative
ab·la·ti·val [ab-luh -tahy -vuh l] /ˌæb ləˈtaɪ vəl/ , adjective
ab·la·tive·ly , adverb